Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anish Giri

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9
Date 2012.01.24
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3kP3/7P/5p2/p2K1p2/8/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5
  8. 8.Nf3 Rd8
  9. 9.Qc2 Nc6
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Be2 dxc4
  12. 12.Nd2 Qxc5
  13. 13.Nxc4 Qf5
  14. 14.Bf3 Nd4
  15. 15.Qxf5 Nxf3+
  16. 16.gxf3 exf5
  17. 17.Rg1 Kf8
  18. 18.Nb5 Ne8
  19. 19.Ke2 g5
  20. 20.Be5 f6
  21. 21.Bc3 Bd7
  22. 22.Nd4 Rac8
  23. 23.Bb4 Bxb4
  24. 24.axb4 Ke7
  25. 25.Rgd1 f4
  26. 26.b3 fxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 Be6
  28. 28.Ra1 a6
  29. 29.Ra5 Bxc4+
  30. 30.bxc4 Nd6
  31. 31.c5 Nc4
  32. 32.Ra2 Kf7
  33. 33.c6 Rc7
  34. 34.Ne6 Rxd1
  35. 35.Nxc7 Rb1
  36. 36.b5 Nd6
  37. 37.bxa6 bxa6
  38. 38.e4 f5
  39. 39.e5 Nb5
  40. 40.Nxb5 Rxb5
  41. 41.Kd3 Ke6
  42. 42.Rc2 Rb8
  43. 43.Kd4 h5
  44. 44.c7 Rc8
  45. 45.Rc6+ Kd7
  46. 46.Rh6 Rxc7
  47. 47.Rxh5 Rb7
  48. 48.Rh7+ Kc8
  49. 49.Rh8+ Kd7
  50. 50.Rh7+ Kc8
  51. 51.Rxb7 Kxb7
  52. 52.f4 gxf4
  53. 53.h4 a5
  54. 54.e6 Kc7
  55. 55.h5 a4
  56. 56.e7 Kd7
  57. 57.h6

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